1. Thank you for inviting us to your housewarming party, but I'm afraid we're going to have to ..................... your kind invitation. A. deny B. reject C. refuse D. decline 2. Andrew, my best friend ..................... in me on the understanding that I wouldn't tell anyone else. B. intimated C. disclosed D. confessed 3. My grandfather hates smartphones and is always ..................... about the disappearance of the art of conversation. A. grieving B. complaining C. lamenting D. moaning 4. I read online newspapers every day to keep ..................... with current affairs. A. present-day B. up-to-date C. cutting-edge D. out-of-date 5. Chatting online is gradually replacing conventional ..................... interaction. A. eye-to-eye B. face-to-face C. mouth-to-mouth D. heart-to-heart 6. I couldn't believe it when Fiona accused me of ..................... in her relationship with Jack. I only had a normal conversation with him at my office. A. intervening B. interfering C. intercede D. intersect 7. Do you think young people have difficulties in talking with elderly people mainly because of the generation .....................? A. fracture B. crack C. gap D. hole 8. I tried to ..................... the ice by talking to people next to me on board about the weather. A. smash B. split C. break D. crush 9. Body language is a potent form of ..................... communication. A. verbal B. non-verbal C. tongue D. oral 10. The mother scolded her son because he ..................... in the party. A. behaved B. misbehaved C. didnt behave D. didnt misbehave